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The feminist political campaign for eugenic legislation in New Jersey, 1910-1942 / by Alan R. Rushton.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rushton, Alan R., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Eugenics.
- Feminism.
- New Jersey.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (368 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Newcastle upon Tyne, England : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, [2023]
- Summary:
- As this book shows, between 1910 and 1942, social feminists in New Jersey waged an unsuccessful campaign for legislation that would permit eugenic sterilization of 'feebleminded' and other 'undesirable' citizens. Church archives and religious periodicals described the conflict between Catholic and Protestant citizens regarding this issue. Reform-minded women persisted in their quest for such progressive state legislation despite repeated failures. Their number of potential voters was very small compared to the organized bloc of Catholic citizens who viewed such legislation as immoral and based on bad science, and threatened to unseat any legislator who supported such a notion. This insightful text highlights that public officials would only enact such laws when they were convinced that many citizens supported a particular eugenic goal and then would vote for legislators who satisfied this moral challenge. Public opinion was unprepared for such radical legislation in New Jersey, and legislators learned that to even consider a eugenic sterilization notion would be political suicide.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- List of Illustrations
- List of Tables
- Preface
- Introduction
- Chapter 1
- Chapter 2
- Chapter 3
- Chapter 4
- Chapter 5
- Chapter 6
- Chapter 7
- Chapter 8
- Chapter 9
- Chapter 10
- Chapter 11
- Chapter 12
- Appendix A
- Appendix B
- Appendix C
- Appendix D
- Bibliography
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Rushton, Alan R. The Feminist Political Campaign for Eugenic Legislation in New Jersey, 1910-1942
- ISBN:
- 9781527593046
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